 Hutchinson Center scientists are leaders of an innovative new field that empowers the immune system to fight off cancer and related diseases—immunotherapy. It's one of the most promising approaches to emerge in cancer research, one that offers better treatment with fewer painful side effects than traditional chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. Immunotherapy: The power within us
An Oregon man beat advanced melanoma—the deadliest of skin cancers—with nothing but his own cancer-fighting immune cells that had been multiplied in the lab. Read about this and other revolutionary immunotherapies in our latest edition of Quest magazine. Celebrate the father of bone marrow transplantation
Nobel laureate Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, who pioneered the lifesaving procedure that paved the way for immunotherapy, soon turns 90. Share your greetings through our online guestbook. Fighting cancer like we fight the common cold
Learn how new treatments use antibodies, T-cells and vaccines to boost our immune system to fight cancer, much as it naturally eliminates everyday infections.
 Targeting cancer cells for destruction
Dr. Oliver Press has developed some of the most successful immunotherapies for lymphoma and other blood cancers. His latest breakthroughs deliver radiation with striking accuracy to kill cancer cells and spare healthy tissue.
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